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If you're going to pick a bad-boy of pop, Drake wouldn't be our first choice. Maybe it's the Cosby sweaters, maybe it's his frequent shout-outs to his mom and Toronto, maybe it's just that we'll always think of him as Wheelchair Jimmy.

Still, we sometimes wonder whether the 24-year-old Drizzy is the most age-appropriate pal for 17-year-old Justin Bieber.

Just take a listen to recent Drake track "Trust Issues," for instance. It's a boozy (and purple drank-y) picture of a pop star "sippin'" and "smokin" his way to oblivion.

And by the way: Biebz just covered it.

The song began circulating over the weekend, and that's it posted below.

But it seems Bieber deserves some credit. He stays true to himself on the track. That is to say, he manages to keep things clean and squeaky.

You won't hear him dropping the f-bombs, etc. that are in the original. He won't refer to a woman as a "bitch." And he even gives the content of Drake's opening verse a PG revision. (What was once "I'mma sip until I feel it, I'mma smoke it til it's done" is now "I'mma sing until I feel it, I'mma go until it's done.")

If there's anything jarring about the track, it's probably hearing Biebz sing in a key not typically reserved for choir boys. (Then again, the kid does love the Auto-Tune...)

And while Bieber hasn't shied from rapping -- especially recently -- he kept alter-ego Shawty Mane off this cut. Drake's original vocals appear in the song's final portion -- mom-unfriendly language, and all.

Drake released "Trust Issues" via his blog in June. He's said in the past that the track, though new, will not appear on his upcoming album, Take Care.

Listen to Bieber's version of "Trust Issues" below:

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